The Dark River Returns, the Assassins Fight to the Death!

Li Wu's expression immediately changed, and she asked, "Your Highness, are you leaving?"

She leaned against Ying Changqing's chest, her eyes filled with reluctance to part.

Wei Qianqian sat up, clutching the blanket, and stared straight at Ying Changqing, her eyes filled with the sorrow of parting.

Ying Changqing hugged Li Wu and Wei Qianqian at the same time.

"I have important business to attend to in Beiliang. I will come to see you again when I return."

"Um."

Although Li Wu was very reluctant, she obediently nodded and did not linger.

Wei Qianqian is also very sensible.

Ying Changqing turned to the Ehuang and Nüying sisters: "You two will stay in Yaoguang for the time being."

"Yaoguang is very busy right now, and Liwu and Qianqian can't handle it all. We need your help."

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will do our best to assist Li Wu and Qian Qian in handling all matters concerning Yao Guang."

Nu Ying didn't want to be separated from Ying Changqing, and wanted to say something but couldn't bring herself to say it.

Ehuang tugged at her sister's sleeve and shook her head.

Nv Ying pouted reluctantly, but still nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, I won't be staying in Beiliang for long."

"We'll be back in Yaoguang soon, so don't worry, we'll be able to meet again very soon."

The four women remained silent, leaning against Ying Changqing.

The room was very quiet.

After a long time, Nüying took the initiative to snuggle into Ying Changqing's arms and bite his ear.

"Your Highness~"

Ying Changqing smiled and kissed her on the lips.

The room was immediately filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.

Time slowly passed.

……

The next morning, Ying Changqing quietly got up and left without waking the sleeping woman.

However, now, even Wei Qianqian, one of the four women, is practicing the Everlasting Spring Technique.

Everyone noticed Ying Changqing's departure.

But they all pretended not to see it, closing their eyes and pretending to be asleep.

After Ying Changqing walked away, the four women slowly looked up and stared at the direction he left in for a long time.

"elder sister."

Nu Ying cried out, her voice trembling with tears.

Ehuang hugged her and gently patted her back.

"Good boy, the prince will be back soon."

"But... I still miss the Prince."

The woman's voice choked with emotion.

At this moment, Li Wu hugged Nü Ying from behind and forced a smile: "It's okay, I'm here with you, aren't I?"

"Moreover, Yaoguang City is the prince's territory."

"By working together to build Yaoguang City, we're helping the Prince, right?"

"oh."

After a while, Nüying responded softly, but her face still showed reluctance.

The room became quiet again.

Ying Changqing stood in the courtyard and sighed.

He turned and left, taking with him Nangong Pushe, the only one familiar with Liyang, and rode towards Beiliang.

The Qin Dynasty was separated from Liyang and the Northern Liang by the Longquan Mountains.

This is a long and steep mountain.

Longquan Mountain is located in Longxi. It gets its name from a spring that never freezes at its summit.

The mountain is majestic and imposing, with thick snow covering the mountainside from the middle, making the mountain roads extremely difficult to pass.

Longquan Mountain serves as a natural barrier between Liyang and Daqin.

The cavalry could not pass through; only a few elite infantrymen could attempt to climb over.

In Ying Changqing's memories of his previous life, there was no such mountain.

The mountains are covered in snow, and the temperature is extremely low; there is no summer on the mountain.

But there is one spring that never freezes.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a white dragon fell here, causing snow to fall on Longquan Mountain all year round.

The Dragon Balls are the source of that spring that never freezes.

The veracity of this legend cannot be verified.

This world, the terrain of Kyushu, is completely different from what I remember.

Therefore, Ying Changqing was not surprised at all by the addition of Longquan Mountain.

On the hiking trails of Longquan Mountain.

Ying Changqing and Nangong Pushe were riding slowly.

"Back then, Xu Fengnian, Lao Huang, and you all entered the Qin Dynasty through this mountain?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Other routes to enter Daqin would be much more circuitous, which is why we went directly through the Longquan Mountains to enter Daqin back then."

After Nangong Pushe answered, Ying Changqing nodded and looked at the mountain road in front of him.

The higher you climb, the colder it gets.

The roads on Longquan Mountain are now covered in snow, and underneath the snow is almost entirely ice.

The warhorses slipped on the ice and could hardly move.

Ying Changqing had to use the ice element to change the terrain, otherwise he and Nangong Pushe would have to hike over the mountains.

He smiled. The harsher the environment, the less favorable it was for the cavalry, which was exactly what he wanted.

Warhorses cannot cross the Longquan Mountains, but the Moon Wolf cavalry can.

Ying Changqing knew that the Moon Wolf's mobility allowed the cavalry to roam freely in the mountains.

This is the only cavalry force in the world capable of doing this.

This is a disaster for Liyang.

Ying Changqing looked forward to it.

He imagined the terrified expressions on the faces of the people of Liyang when they saw the cavalry suddenly emerge from the mountains and were caught off guard.

The wind was biting cold when climbing the mountain.

Even Ying Changqing's cultivation level couldn't withstand the extremely low temperature.

"There is indeed something strange about Longquan Mountain."

"I am an expert in the laws of ice; ordinary low temperatures cannot make me feel cold."

Ying Changqing wrapped his black cloak tightly around himself.

He helped Nangong Pushe brush the snow off his fox fur coat.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from afar, and there were many people.

This aroused Ying Changqing's suspicion.

Longquan Mountain has always been a remote and inaccessible place, and ordinary people simply cannot enter it.

The mountain is too steep, so ordinary people prefer to take the long detour via the official road, even though it is a longer journey, because it is safer.

Moreover, the mountains are bitterly cold, and one must use internal energy to resist the cold, so those who come and go are mostly people from the martial arts world.

"Your Highness?"

Nangong Pushe pressed down on the Embroidered Winter and Spring Thunder at his waist and asked Ying Changqing in a low voice.

She was asking whether to send someone to inspect the front.

Ying Changqing shook his head: "No rush."

"If they're coming for us, they'll show themselves. If they're just passing by, we don't need to worry about them."

After saying this, Ying Changqing continued riding forward.

"Yes."

Nangong Pushe responded and immediately followed behind Ying Changqing.

His right hand remained on the scabbard, ready to draw his sword at any moment, never daring to let his guard down.

The sounds of pursuit grew louder and louder.

After rounding the ravine, they came across a scene.

A woman dressed in white and red brocade was fleeing in the direction of Ying Changqing.

His face was full of fear, and tears welled up in his eyes; he looked very pitiful.

Behind the woman, a dozen men dressed in black, wearing masks and carrying broadswords were fiercely chasing her.

When she saw Ying Changqing, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the woman's eyes, but it disappeared immediately.

The assassins were stunned when they saw Ying Changqing, not expecting an outsider.

The woman rushed to Ying Changqing's horse, but exhausted, she staggered and fell to the ground with a cry of surprise.

Sitting in the snow, he pleaded with tears in his eyes, "Save me, please save me."

"I am Bai Hehuai, the eldest daughter of the Wen family in Dali Prefecture. I was being hunted down by assassins from the Dark River while I was training alone."

"Please, two great heroes, help me."

"I will never forget your kindness, and I will repay you handsomely after I return safely to the Wen family."

Nangong Pushe looked at Ying Changqing, seeking his opinion.

Ying Changqing remained expressionless, pretending to consider whether to save the person, but secretly he was laughing to himself.

"Bai Hehuai?"

"This is the name I mentioned when I killed Su Muyu last time."

"Using my real name is to prove my identity and that it can withstand investigation."

"Just because you have never appeared in any of Dark River's public events does not mean that others do not know that you are a member of Dark River."

In fact, the reason Ying Changqing was able to recognize her identity as an assassin from the Dark River was because he had memories of his past life, which Su Muyu had mentioned.